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#3,166
Can anyone help answer my questions? How do postal MOs work? Like I want to know everything about it. Like does the buyer go to their PO for the MO? How does it get sent out? Is it safe? Does the receiver cash it directly at the PO or are there other places to cash it? TIA!
 
#3,167
A person goes to the Post Office and asks for a money order (they can get other money orders at othe rplaces - I prefer USPS money orders). For USPS, they have to buy them with cash, debit card or check. The buyer mails it out. We can cash them at the PO or at a bank. Normally the PO will not be able to cash a big MO first thing in the morning though.
 
#3,168
noshoepolish said:
A person goes to the Post Office and asks for a money order (they can get other money orders at othe rplaces - I prefer USPS money orders). For USPS, they have to buy them with cash, debit card or check. The buyer mails it out. We can cash them at the PO or at a bank. Normally the PO will not be able to cash a big MO first thing in the morning though.
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Thank you for the fast response!
 
#3,169
mizsunshyne said:
Can anyone help answer my questions? How do postal MOs work? Like I want to know everything about it. Like does the buyer go to their PO for the MO? How does it get sent out? Is it safe? Does the receiver cash it directly at the PO or are there other places to cash it? TIA!
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The thing I like (and prefer) about postal money orders is that they'll validate and cash it at the post office. (Although I've never seen a fake USPS MO, I've been told they're obviously bad, but I'd prefer to have the postal employee recognize it as such rahter than depositing into my bank then possibly getting hit with a bad check charge.)
 
#3,171
BeenBurned said:
The thing I like (and prefer) about postal money orders is that they'll validate and cash it at the post office. (Although I've never seen a fake USPS MO, I've been told they're obviously bad, but I'd prefer to have the postal employee recognize it as such rahter than depositing into my bank then possibly getting hit with a bad check charge.)
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BB you are the best! Thanks!
 
#3,176
Grr at Ebay! I spent ages drafting up a listing from a previous template and saved it. I went back and used the same template to create another listing. I go back to look at them and both of them are gone!!!!!

How annoying..
 
#3,177
USPS tracking is down... I'm anxiously awaiting a DY bracelet that I ordered that's supposed to be here in GA today but it was in Denver last night (coming from Florida). The suspense is killing me!!
 
#3,179
NOTE TO SELF: You're a long-time seller but with a new account, and thus you're trapped in a hellhole known as as the 21-day hold. ALWAYS check for bidder's feedback and see if they've been leaving feedback for their past transactions. If not, then you're probably screwed when that lazy buyer decides s/he doesn't want to leave feedback for the past 2-3 years and you're stuck waiting 3 worthless day for PayFail to release the hold on your funds. There's no point calling them when some useless foreign person decides you should wait instead. FUUU.

I hate this!
 
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